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Christmas….it comes into our lives and changes things…once it enters, nothing is the same.

Those were my thoughts yesterday as I packed away the rest of my Christmas decorations. Nothing interrupts, invades, or changes my life and surroundings like Christmas does.My ordinary days, surrounded by everyday mundane things, are suddenly transformed by Christmas!

A tiny Christmas village completely overtakes the table in front of my window, and the other table in my hallway holds a small Christmas Treefilled with various sentimental ornaments collected over the years. Varied other decorations are placed here and there around the house, a nativity, an advent wreath….all reminders of Christ’s birth. Christmas Carols, Christmas Cards, and Christmas lights all add to the joy of the season.Oh, my home and life are so changed by Christmas, just as the world was changed, on that first Christmas so many years ago!

For when Christ came, His presence changed this world forever. His birth was a miracle–one never to be repeated–It was a life changing event for many. His birth interrupted some shepherds ordinary night, and their life was forever changed.His birth transformed a lowly stable into the birthplace of a King.As His star shone in the sky it changed the lives of the wisest of men.His coming changed the world then and it is still changing lives now.

How blessed we believers are to know Him and celebrate His birth as Christmas.How blessed we will be to be a part of His second coming–which will change our lives even more!